by Andrew Beckett | Dec 2, 2011
Republicans have withdrawn a request for the state Supreme Court to rule on the use of new legislative districts in possible state Senate recall elections. The lawsuit filed November 21st asked the court to appoint a three judge panel to determine if new...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 25, 2011
The special prosecutor looking into an alleged physical confrontation between two state Supreme Court justices has decided no charges will be filed. After reviewing the investigation conducted by the Dane County Sheriff’s Office, Sauk County District Attorney...
by Andrew Beckett | Jul 8, 2011
A state lawmaker is pushing for a change in how the chief justice of the state Supreme Court is selected. The position is currently filled by the member of the court who has served the longest, but a proposed constitutional amendment from state Representative Tyler...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 14, 2011
The State Supreme Court says a Dane County Judge overstepped her authority in halting the Governor’s controversial collective bargaining law. In a 4-3 decision, Justices ruled Judge Maryann Sumi did not have the power to stop a law stripping away the collective...
by WRN Contributor | May 26, 2011
The state Supreme Court has ordered American Transmission Company to pay a Weston couple’s legal fees in a condemnation dispute. The high court on Thursday issued a decision agreeing with a Marathon County judge who said Mark and Jeanne Klemm were entitled to...
by Andrew Beckett | May 20, 2011
The state Supreme Court has ruled that a teen murderer was properly sentenced to life in prison without parole, and that such a sentence is not unconstitutional, cruel, or excessive. The decision comes from the appeal of Omer Ninham, who was convicted of first degree...
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 29, 2011
The growing partisan tone of the state Supreme Court race took center stage at a debate Monday night in Madison. The two candidates, incumbent Justice David Prosser and Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg, faced off in a forum at the State Bar of Wisconsin....
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 24, 2011
The state Supreme Court is being asked to decide a challenge to the lawsuit stopping implementation of the budget repair bill. The 4th District Court of Appeals on Thursday said the state Supreme Court should decide if a restraining order blocking the Secretary of...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 14, 2011
Voters head to the polls this Tuesday to help narrow down the field in a state Supreme Court race. Incumbent Justice David Prosser faces three challengers on the primary ballot, as he seeks a second ten-year term on the Supreme Court. The judicial conservative says...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 6, 2011
The state Supreme Court is considering the case of a teen sentenced to life in prison without parole for murder. Justices heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case of Omer Ninham, who was convicted of first degree intentional homicide for the 1998 murder of a...
